







红粉青楼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a place of pleasure and entertainment, often referring to a brothel or a district associated with courtesans and female entertainers; a house of ill repute”. Literally, “red powder and green mansion”.

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Open the tool →红粉青楼 (hóng fěn qīng lóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a place of pleasure and entertainment, often referring to a brothel or a district associated with courtesans and female entertainers; a house of ill repute”.
红粉青楼 is pronounced hóng fěn qīng lóu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 红粉青楼 means “red powder and green mansion”. It is used to mean “a place of pleasure and entertainment, often referring to a brothel or a district associated with courtesans and female entertainers; a house of ill repute”.
红粉:原指红色的铅粉,为女子化妆用品,后借指美女;青楼:妓院。泛称有女色或可寻欢的场合。